Structural Dynamics was a newcomer on the Norwegian oil scene in 1980.
The company had performed a contract for Phillips Petroleum on the Ekofisk
field and for Occidental Oil on Claymore in British sector.

SD Director Harold Pass told in Norwegian press Dagbladet
on Oct. 3rd 1980 that he and Ship Inspector John Clinton were to finish
their assignment for their previous employer (Foster Wheeler) when the
bid request for uprighting <<Kielland>>were received. Scot
Kobus, the operation manager for this first uprighting attempt confirmed
that he was contacted by Whittaker.

The bids were opened prior to bid committe meeting. Managing
Director of Stavanger Drilling Sverre Bjørn Nilsen stated this was
done for copying purpose??? The bid presented by Nicoverken contained no
price and no details, only an outline procedure.The JV Nicoverken-SD Marine
was picked because best price. Sverre Bjørn Nilsen stated in press
VG 03.12.80 that Smit Internationals bid was 20 mill kr. above Nicoverken.
(Smit Internationals bid was "no cure - no pay".)

The reason why Nicoverken-SD marine was picked is said
to be pressure applied on the Insurance Pool by Stavanger Drilling's Managing
Director Sverre Bjørn Nilsen through Storebrands Chairman of the
Board Mr. Aarestrup. (Aarestrup later picked prior Statoil employee Jan
Erik Langangen. as successor to Janik Lindbekk who left the Company for
a position in Nordic Bank, Helsinki.) SD Marine had constructed a model
of<<Kielland>> to demonstrate their technical procedure for
the uprighting.

(Three persons seems to be heavily involved in the decision
process regarding the selection of the first uprighting contractor , i.e.
Managing Director of Stavanger Drilling Sverre Bjørn Nilsen, Managing
Director of SD-Marine Alan Whittaker and Chairman of the Board of Storebrand
Mr. Aarestrup.)

Sverre Bjørn Nilsen was a close friend of prior
Norwegian Consul General in Djakarta, Indonesia, later resident of Stavanger
Mr. Johan Brun. In 1974 Johan Brun invited Mr. Aarestrup of Storebrand
, Mr. H.J.Gram of Platou Invest, Storebrands Director of Finance Mr. H.J.Grundt
and Mr. Gunnar Block Watne as his guests to Djakarta.
Mr. H.J.Gram promoted the establishment of the Companies Stavanger Drilling
I A/S and Stavanger Drilling II A/S with ownership of <<Henrik Ibsen>>
and <<Alexander L. Kielland>> respectively. Storebrands financial
ownership involvment in <<Kielland>> is said to be 17% while
their total insurance exposure were 2 % after reassurance in Lloyds.

Johan Brun established his base in Indonesia in the beginning
of the 1960's where he became Norways Consul General. Mr. Brun had good
contacts with the Indonesian Regime. His company NORINDO A/S in Oslo had
the same address as the Indonesian Consulate in Oslo. Bussines-wise Consul
Brun was known to "cut corners". Prior to his engagement in Djakarta
Johan Brun had worked several years out of New York. Among his aquintants
were politicians and shipowners, among them Stolt Nilsen who became in
charge of cutting of the bracing samples of the D-leg and the second uprighting
attempt. Becomming Consul in Djakarta in the early 1960ties Johan Brun
most likely had good contact with the Norwegian Labour Party who had been
in power in Norway since the second World War.

In late 1960's Johan Brun's Company Norindo aquired a
refrigator plant in Inverness, Scotland. The business is reported to involve
narcotics. Narcotics distributed frozen down as part of the catering onboard
supply ship. The name of the contraband ship between Scotland and Norway
is reported to be <<ALK>>. <<Alexander L. Kielland>>
is reported to be storage for narcotic trade betwen Scotland and Norway.
The catering onboard <<Kielland>> was performed by people employed
by Brown & Root (Norge) and Dolphin Services.

In 1972 Johan Brun established himself as an upper class
resident in Stavanger were sayings tells he kept parties for the establishment
involving young girls and narcotics. Norways General Prosecutor Rieber
Mohn resided in Stavanger at that time as District Attorney.

From his time as Norwegian Consul General in Djakarta
in the early 60's Johan Brun most likely have had good relationships with
Norwegian authorities within the governing Labour party. Among his acquintants
were mr. Sverre Bror Fugli in Stavanger Insurance Company later Director
DnB in Bergen, and Thomas Egeberg at Aker Norsco who succeeded <<Kjakan
Sønsteby>> as Director of Akers oil division. Sønsteby
who had close relationship to Jens Christian Hauge, chairman of the Board
of Statoil and key member of the Labour party.

On the Board of Directors in Norindo A/S was Tor Kluge,
lawyer and partner in lawfirm Kluge, Rage & Endresen in Stavanger.

Individuals of particular interest in addition to Sverre
Bjørn Nilsen, Aarestrup and Alan Whittaker are Johan Brun, Tor Kluge,
"Kjakan Sønsteby", Jens Christian Hauge, Gunnar Block
Watne. Another person of interest is Bugge. Bugge was connected to Storebrand.
He had previous worked in New York for the same employer as Johan Brun.

Added on July 2004:
Tor Kluge was partner in lawfirm Kluge, Rage and Endresen in Stavanger.
FALK's President Mr.Ostlund lost in spring of 1983 his trust to his present
lawyer Stephansen and decided to change lawfirm. (Mr. Stephansen had taken
over his portefolio from lawyer Eckbo Gamnes who had taken over from lawyer
Maloney - both were recruited to Norske Shell). By people Mr. Ostlund at
the time had no reason to distrust, he was recommended to contact lawyer
Endresen. Mr Ostlund had for some time served as elected boardmember of
the Conservative Party (Hoyre) in Eiganes, Stavanger.

He later discovered that Endresen's partner Rage served as secretary
to Rederforbundet i.e. the Shipowners Assosciation.

During his research work in USA Mr. Ostlund came across the name Kluge
as member on the Board of Occidental Oil with Armand Hammer and the father
of the later becomming US Vice President Albert Gore. Could there be a
possible link? Erik Tiller who was employed by Mr. Ostlund assisting in
making up the Business Plan for the establishment of OCO International
Inc.USA, studied at Luthern Univarsity outside Los Angeles in California.
Mr Tiller approached Mr. Oslund for a summer holliday job. When working
at Mr Ostlund's office in Trondheim in the summer of 1986, Mr. Tiller initially
suggested Mr. Ostlund to contact Occidental Oil in Caløifornia,
in regard to Mr. Ostlund's business idea, i.e the subsea oil and gas production
system BOPROD. Mr. Ostlunds research on Armand Hammer, his background as
a jewish refugee from Russia, personal contact with Lenin, Libya's Ghaddaffi
and several high influential US Official and politicians are intersteresting.

"When Paal Berg after the War in summer 1945 failed to establish
a coalition government, the Mot Dag and Labour Party member Einar Gerhardsen
was appointed Prime Minister. Jens Christian Hauge became Secretary to
the Prime Minister. On June 3rd 1945 General Ruge replaced Crownprince
Olav who at that time acted as Head of Defense. In November 1945 the Labour
Party wins the Parliament election and Einar Gerhardsen continues as Prime
Minister. Jens Chr. Hauge is appointed Secretary (Minister) of Defense.
On January 1st 1946 General Ruge is forced to leave office as result of
disagreement with Hauge. The position as Head of Defence is now vacant,
non operative until 1963. The Mot Dag member Vilhelm Hansteen was appointed
Head of the new Home Guard. The Mot Dag member Vilhelm Evang was appointed
Head of Military Intelligence (E-tjenesten). In 1947 Vilhelm Hansteen was
appointed Head of the Norwegian Brigade in Germany. Under an agreement
made between the Norwegian Cabinet in London and the British in the end
of the War, Norway agreed to provide a Division to assist in controlling
British sector of the occupied Germay. The Norwegian support was delayed
until 1947 and the promised Division reduced to a Brigade. Gerhardsen and
Hauge did for various reasons not keep the promises made by their predesessors
in London. Part of the goal of assisting the Brittish in Germany was that
the operation should be the basis for in the field training and build up
of the Norwegian army after the war. Demonstration against sending Norwegian
females to Germany was part of the hampering. The campaign was initiated
by Mot Dag, Kirsten Hansteen, Randi Kluge and Birgit Schiødt. Army
General Lieutnant Olaf Helset makes serious complains and critisizes Hauge.
As happened with General Ruge in 1946, Hauge forces Helset to leave office
in 1948.", unqoute.

Kirsteen Hansteen was widow after barrister Viggo Hansteen (Mot Dag)
and appointed Minister in Gerhardsens first Cabinet in after WWII, 1945.
She was elected to the Parliament for NKP, ref: Yngvar Ustvedt "Det
skjedde i Norge 1945-52", side 253, bildetekst side 254.

The employer of Johan Brun and Bugge in New York was shipowner Dekke
Ness, the father of late Arne Ness who for years was married to Diana Ross.